The principal of a Pittsburgh grade school tells parents that a fourth-grade girl has been caught smoking marijuana in a school restroom.

The principal of a Pittsburgh grade school tells parents that a fourth-grade girl has been caught smoking marijuana in a school restroom.

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Updated: 5:39 PM EDT May 23, 2014

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WEBVTT BOTH ARE SCHEDULED FOR COURT NEXT MONTH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO SOUTH PITTSBURGH NOW WHERE A 4th GRADE STUDENT IS CAUGHT SMOKING POT IN THE BATHROOM. SHELDON INGRAM IS LIVE. WHAT ARE PARENTS AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAYING TONIGHT? Reporter: IT HAPPENED HERE AT ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY. THE PARENTS ARE REACTING TO THE INCIDENT WHILE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILY INVESTIGATES. STUDENTS RETURN FROM THEIR FIELD TRIP. PARENTS STUNNED THAT A GIRL WAS CAUGHT SMOKING MARIJUANA YESTERDAY. WHAT WAS YOUR INITIAL REACTION? JUST BEING SHOCKED THAT SOMEONE SO YOUNG WOULD DO THAT. VERY DISTURBING. I THINK WHERE THE CHILD GOT IT. THEY FOUND IT SOMEWHERE AT THEIR HOME OR SOMEWHERE. THAT BOTHERS ME. AFTER I READ THE LETTER I THOUGHT WOULD PARENT WOULD LEAVE THAT ON THEIR COFFEE TABLE THAT A CHILD WOULD BE AROUND TO GET IT. Reporter: OTHER STUDENTS REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE PITTSBURGH SCHOOL DISTRICT DELIVERED THIS STATEMENT, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FOLLOW PROPER PROTOCOL REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO SCHOOL POLICE. CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILY OPERATE CHILD LINE WHICH BRINGS THE AGENCY INTO THE INVESTIGATION. THE PARENT SAYS THE CHILD CAUGHT SMOKING POT IS OFTEN SEEN HERE BUYING HER DINNER. THE STUDENT INVOLVED FACES SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND POTENTIAL JUVENILE CHARGES. THAT DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH AT LEAST ONE PARENT. THEY'RE SAYING THAT THE PARENTS, THE CHILD WILL BE CHARGED BUT THE PARENT MAY NOT BE CHARGED IS THE LAST I HEARD. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. THE CHILD IS A PRODUCT OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT. Reporter: PITTSBURGH PUBLIC

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The principal of a Pittsburgh grade school tells parents that a fourth-grade girl has been caught smoking marijuana in a school restroom.